I saw a show on PBS where they were studying the layers of dirt on the coastal areas and in the known fault lines of California.
Mostly for indicators of weather patterns.
The conclusion was absolute and unarguable. California has been built up (some would say overbuilt) in the last 200-250 years, and the weather for that period of time has been unusual, almost remarkably serene.
Quiet.
When it returns to normal... well, I’ll let you think about that!
100 years ago California was run by adults who believed in planning for the future. Today it’s run by adult adolescents who believe that whatever they want should be theirs whenever they demand it, without any thought or planning, since they don’t believe in cause and effect.
I saw the same thing. The people doing the studies all agreed that we are in a medium period of settled weather and it will turn quickly and violently like it always has in the past.